On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 43 .570 --
Red Sox 55 43 .561 1.0
Yankees 55 45 .550 2.0
Tigers 45 53 .459 11.0
Indians 43 53 .448 12.0
Brewers 44 56 .440 13.0
Blue Jays 34 64 .347 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 37 .615 --
Royals 55 40 .579 3.5
Twins 56 45 .554 5.5
Rangers 52 44 .542 7.0
Angels 47 50 .485 12.5
Mariners 45 59 .433 18.0
Athletics 42 57 .424 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 39 .606 --
Pirates 58 42 .580 2.5
Phillies 57 42 .576 3.0
Cardinals 54 46 .540 6.5
Expos 48 51 .485 12.0
Mets 41 58 .414 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 38 .624 --
Reds 49 49 .500 12.5
Giants 46 56 .451 17.5
Astros 46 56 .451 17.5
Padres 44 60 .423 20.5
Braves 35 64 .354 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 5
2 Ron Pruitt 4
3 Larry Biittner 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 George Mitterwald 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 George Brett 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 5
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Freddie Patek 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Urrea 1.20
2 Jim Kaat 0.83
2 Mike Paxton 0.83
4 Mike Torrez 0.75
5 Joe Coleman 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 8
2 Pedro Borbon 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Mike Torrez 6
2 John Urrea 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 John Montague 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Dave Parker .341
3 Lyman Bostock .340
4 Jerry Morales .333
5 Rennie Stennett .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 32
2 Jim Rice 27
2 Mike Schmidt 27
4 George Scott 25
5 Steve Garvey 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 96
2 Larry Hisle 87
3 Steve Garvey 83
4 Ron Cey 82
5 Greg Luzinski 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 35
2 Gene Richards 33
3 Cesar Cedeno 32
3 Freddie Patek 32
5 4 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.14
2 Frank Tanana 2.25
3 Bert Blyleven 2.39
4 John Candelaria 2.61
5 Dave Rozema 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 15
2 Nolan Ryan 14
3 Steve Carlton 13
3 Bob Forsch 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 248
2 Frank Tanana 156
3 Phil Niekro 148
4 Dennis Leonard 139
5 Jerry Koosman 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .442
2 Al Cowens .400
2 Steve Henderson .400
4 Steve Staggs .391
5 George Brett .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Greg Luzinski 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Butch Hobson 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Henderson 16
1 Greg Luzinski 16
1 Bill Robinson 16
4 Bobby Bonds 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 7
2 Freddie Patek 6
3 Davey Lopes 5
3 Garry Templeton 5
3 Claudell Washington 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.00
2 John Montague 0.45
3 Dave Wehrmeister 0.69
4 Joe Sambito 0.71
5 John Urrea 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Vida Blue 20
4 Dave Goltz 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
3 Bob Apodaca 2
3 Adrian Devine 2
3 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Ford .386
2 Mitchell Page .378
3 Richie Zisk .377
4 Jerry Morales .375
5 Ralph Garr .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 12
2 Jim Rice 9
3 Phil Garner 8
3 Butch Hobson 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 30
2 George Foster 29
3 Eddie Murray 25
3 Ted Simmons 25
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 11
2 Mitchell Page 10
3 Juan Beniquez 9
3 Davey Lopes 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 1.05
2 Gaylord Perry 1.22
3 John Urrea 1.29
4 Bob Forsch 1.59
5 Rick Reuschel 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Vida Blue 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Dennis Leonard 43
2 J. R. Richard 43
4 Jerry Koosman 42
4 Don Sutton 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .337
3 Ken Griffey .334
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 Lyman Bostock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Graig Nettles 40
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Jim Rice 37
5 George Scott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 134
2 Larry Hisle 131
3 Thurman Munson 113
4 Ron Cey 112
4 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Joe Morgan 59
2 Frank Taveras 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Enos Cabell 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.95
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Rick Reuschel 2.40
4 Bert Blyleven 2.50
5 John Denny 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Frank Tanana 271
3 Dennis Eckersley 255
4 Jerry Koosman 232
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 27
5 2 tied 24